Display stand and shipping case



March 14, 1933. G, E, EVERlTT 1,900,983

DISPLAY STAND AND SHIPPING CASE Filed Oct. 15, 1931 l atented Mar. 1 4,1933 UNITED STATES GEORGE E. EvnRIr'r, or nnca i'run, G ORGIA DISPLAYSTAND AND SHIPPING CASE Application filed October 15, 1931. Serial No.569,076.

Generically this invention relates to display stands but more especiallyit isdirected to such a device wherein the same is initially employed asa shipping case. 1 1

One of the principal objects of this inven tion is the provisionof adisplayfstand for seed packages, cards, and the like, initiallyconstituting a shipping case for such articles 10 and when erected as adisplay stand, adapted the stock, to which ready access may behad forpurposes of sale or display replenishment, as desired. a

An important object of this invention is the provision ofa device ofthis character comprising a combination display cabinet and shippingcase formed on its respective exterior wall surface with anchor means,one

of said walls constituting a closure or door, a plurality of pocket ord1splay conta1ner elements for detachable connection with said anchormeans, said pocket elementsadapted to be nested in compact form, wherebythe be expeditiously packed in said cabinet, when the same is initiallyemployed as a shipping case and when used as a storage space.

With these and other objects in view, which will become apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the construction,combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully describedand claimed, and illustrated in the accom- 'panying drawing, in'whichlike characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalfigures, of which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved display device and shippingcase;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal tion of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a crosssection taken on the line 33 of Fig 1;

Fig. 4 is a detail View of one of the pockets and a portion of thesupporting wall;

5 is a fragmentary sectional view showing a modified form of anchormeans; and p r Fig. 6 is a view of a modified form of pocket and anchorengaging means.

The display devices for seed packages and to additionally serve as astorage space for same together with the display goods maythe like withwhich I am familiar have proven generally deficient, being toocumbersome, costly to produce, diflicult to maintain in replenishedcondition, etc., and it Was to overcome such deficiencies, facilitatehan dling of the goods, reduce-cost of production, and lessen. expenseand inconvenience of transportation of the goods and device, byproviding a display device formed with slots in its respective sidesurfaces, one of said sides forming a hinged closure, and a plurality ofpocket package display containers having slot engaging meansfor'supporting the same, said elements adapted to be packed in nested orcompact form for shipment, said device initially constituting a shippingcase for the pockets and goods,

and when operatively setup, a display stand,

that I designed the device forming the sub- V l ject matter of thisinvention.

In the illustrated embodiment characterizing this invention there isshown a dis play device and shipping case 1 having suitably formed inthe exterior surface of each of its respective sides 2 a pair oflongitudinally extending angle slots 3. Said display stand or containeris also formed with top 4 and, bottom 5. One of said sides is hinged.

ly secured to its adjacent side by hinges 6,

additionally constituting a door 7. A plu- O rality of display pocketcontainers .8 are adapted to be suitably mounted on the re;

spective sides'2 as and for a'purpose hereinafter more fully appearing.

In view of the fact that each of the pockets are identical, for brevityof description, only one will be described in detail. Pocket container 8is preferably formed from a one piece blank of sheet metal bent to formfront section 9, side sections 10, lateral flanges 11 9 formed at thefree edges of said side sec r tions, and bottom 12 form'ed at rightangles to front section9. The sidesectionslO are wider at their upperedges than at their lower so that when flanges 11- are slidablypositioned in slots 3 as shown in Fig-"3, front ly at an angle withrespect to said side 2,

j section9 will extend upwardly and outward- 7 provided with detachablysupportedon cleats 15 or other" played, as will be clear without'furtherdiscussion. In order to increase the display area of the goods, frontsection 9 is cut out at its upper end as at 13.

Owing to the formation and resilient construction of pockets 8 they areadapted to fit one within the other or nested in compact form and whenplaced within the device together with packages of seeds or other goodsto be displayed, door 7 may be screwed or otherwise secured in closedposition,-whereplayed may be removed from the interior of the device andplaced'in the containers 8 for display as will be clear without furtherexplanation.

The interior of container 1 is preferably. a series of spaced shelves 11 suitable elements suitably secured to the in ner surfaces of oppositesides 2.

m x the innel surface of said door 7 is pro vided Wltli' angle slots 16similar to slots 3 adapted to similarly receive flanges 11 of containers8 whereby a reserve supply of said-containers when not in use maybeheld,

the width of shelves lpermitting door 7 .to close, as will be apparent.

It is apparent that the various shelves 1 1 may support packages ofdifferent kinds of seeds, the edge of each shelf bearing the name orsuitable indicia to indicate the different goods in question. It willthus be seen that storage of the goods and the pockets not in use may beeffect-ed within the container and from which expeditious replenishmentof the display containers and sale of goods from the stock may beexpeditiously effected, g

In some instances it may be desirable to provide a slightly modifiedform of anchor means as shown in Fig. 5 comprising a pair .of' parallellongitudinally extending substantially -shaped track members 17 securedto the outer surface of sides 2a. by screws or other fastening elements18 and prov ding grooves 8a adapted to receive flanges 11a of poo retcontainers 8a similar to grooves 3 above described.

A'further modification may be found expedient without departlng from thescope of the invention by forming pockets 8?) with a.

solid back 19 formed with anchor slot engaging extensionsllb formedcentral of the display device, two or more pairs of slots and toaccommodate two or more rows of pockets 8 may be provided as desiredwith out departing from the scope or spirit of the invention.

From the above it is apparent that I have designed. a unique, simple,inexpensive, combination display device and shipping case, havingdetachable display containers adapted to be shipped or stored therein,said'de- Viceadapted to be constructed from any desirable material, suchas wood, fiber, metal, or the like ,one reducing the cost incident tothe production, packing and shipping of the device and goods, and at thesame time, presenting a pleasing appearance, and efficient-for thepurposes intended.

Although in practice I have found that the form of my inventionillustrated in the accompanying drawing and referred to in the abovedescription as the preferredcem bodiment is the most efficient andpractical;

yet realizing the conditions concurrentwith the adoption of my devicewill necessarily vary, I desire to emphaslze that various minor changes1n details of construction,

proportion and arrangement of parts, may

be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departingfrom or sacrificing any of the principles of this invention. c

Having thus described my. invention what I desire protected by LettersPatent is as set forth in the following claims:

1. A display device for packages of 1116?? chandise and the like,comprising a surface having parallel channels formed therein, aplurality of pocket elements adapted to contain merchandise arranged intier formation, the upper edge of each pocket constituting 'a supportingabutment for a super formedwith parallel'channels open at one imerchandise packend and closed at the other, a plurality of POCXGiJelements adapted to contain merchandise, means carried by the pocketsslidably engageable in said channels, said pockets being so arranged intier formation that the mouth of each pocketwill be unobstructed, theclosed ends of the channels constituting supporting seats for thelowermost pocket, and the upper edges of each pocket constitutingsupporting seats for the pocketsuperimposed thereon.

l. A combination display device and shipping case for packages ofmerchandise and the like, comprising a surface having parallel channelsformed therein open at one end and closed at the other, a plurality ofpocket elements, means carried by the pocket elements slidablyengageable in said channels, said pockets being so arranged intierformation as to provide an ample merchandise opening in each pocket, theupper edge of each pocket forming a supporting abutment for the pocketsuperimposed thereon.

5. A combination display device, shipping case and storage container forpackages of merchandise and the like, comprising a surface havingparallel L-shaped channels formed therein, a plurality of pocketelements, means carried by the pocket elements slidably engageahle insaid channels, the pockets being so formed and arranged in tierformation as to provide an ample merchandise receiving opening in eachpocket, means in connection with the channels for supporting thelowermost pocket, and the upper edge of each pocket forming a supportingabutment for the pocket superimposed thereon.

(3. A, combination display device and storage container for packages ofseed and the like, comprising a plurality of surface areas, said areashaving L-shapedparallel channels formed therein, a plurality of pocketelements having side members wider at their upper than at their loweredges, neans carried by said sides slidably engageable in said channels,said pockets being so arranged in tier formation that each pocket isadapted to support the next above pocket is such a manner as to providea merchan dise receiving opening for each pocket.

7. A combination display device, shipping case and storage containercomprising a plurality of exterior surface areas and having each areaformed with parallel chaniels open at one end and closed at the other,

plurality of merchandise containing pock ets, means carried by thepockets slidably engageable in said channels, said pockets being 'soarranged in tier formation as to provide an ample merchandise opening ineach pocket, and the upper edges of the respective pockets formingsupporting abutments for the respective pockets superimposed thereon.

8. A combination display device, shipping 9. A combination displaydevice, shipping case and storage container for packages of merchandiseand the like, comprising a plu-- rality of sides one of whichconstitutes-a door, the outer surfaces of the respective,

sides andthe inner surface of said door be ing formed with. parallelchannels, a plurality of pocket elements, means carried by the pocketsadapted to slidably seat in said channels, said pockets being soarranged in tier formation on the respective surfaces as to provide amouth opening for each pocket,

and the upper edges of the respective pockets forming supportingabutments for the respective pockets superimposed thereon.

10. A combination display stand, shipping case and storage container formerchandise packages and the like, comprising series of parallelchannels formed in the surface thereof extending substantiallythroughout the length of the device, a plurality of pocket elements,means carried by the respective elements adapted to seat in the selectedchan nels of said series, said pockets being so an ranged in tierformation inconnection with the respective series as to provide a mouthopening for each pocket, the upper edge of each pocket constituting asupporting seat for the pocket superimposed thereon, and means carriedby the inner walls of the device for separately supporting differentmerchandise, whereby said device. initially constitutes a shippingcaseand subsequently a display stand and storage container.

11. A combination display stand, shipping case and storage container formerchandise packages and the like, comprising l..-shaped parallelchannels formed in the respective side surfaces, a plurality of pocketelements having sides wider at their top than attheir bottom edges, thefree edges of said sides constituting supportingmeans slidably engageable in said channels, the upper edge of each pocket forming asupporting" seat for a pocket superimposedthereon, whereby when saiddevice is employed for display purposes,

substantially its entire exposed surface area constitutes a displaymedium. 7 g 12. A display. device for merchandise packages and the like,comprising a surface formed with parallel channels, a plurality ofpocket elements adapted to contain merchandise and formed from a onepiece blank in cluding a front section bent to form side sections and abottomsecticn, said side sections being Wider at their upper than attheir lower edges, and means in connection With their free edgesslidably engageable in said channels, said pockets being so arranged intier formation that the mouth ofeach pocket Willb unobstructed, and theupper edge of each pocket constituting a seat for the pocketsuperimposed thereon.

'13. A display device for packages of merchandise and the like,comprising a surface 'carrying'parallel channels, a plurality of pocketelements adapted to contain merchandise arranged in tier formation, theupper edge of each pocketconstituting a supporting abutment for asuperimposed pocket, means for supporting the lowermost pocket, andmeans carried by the pockets adapted to slidably seat in said channels.

14. A combination display device, shipping case and storage containercomprising a plurality of exterior surface areas and having each areacarrying parallel channels,- a plurality of merchandise containingpock-, I

ets, means carried by the pockets slidable engageablein said channels,said pockets being so arranged in tier formation as to provide an amplemerchandise opening in each pocket, the upper edges of the respectivepockets forming supporting abutments for the respective pocketssuperimposed thereon,

and means for supporting the lowermost pockets. 7

This specification signed this 1st day of July, A. D. 1932. a

' GEORGE E. EVERITT.

